I’m completely blown away to be able to announce the following list of launch events for Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor. The Museum of Modern Art party on 13 October is an obvious highlight. So is the all-day symposium that’s taking place at NYU on 8 October. After the symposium many of us will head to HOWL gallery to watch and listen to slideshow presentations by four photographers whose work appears in the book—can’t wait. Along the way there are going to be numerous bookshop and record store events, many of them with added twists. I’ll also be signing books at several parties, including Lucky Cloud Sound System in London, and the Loft, 718 Sessions and Better Days/Analog in New York. The mood might be a little more sober during talks at Columbia Uni, Cornell Uni, the Graduate Centre/CUNY and Yale—but then again, it might not.

Saturday 26 NovemberWalthamstow Rock n Roll Book ClubWaterstones, Walthamstow6pm to 7.30pmConversation between Tim Lawrence and Greg Wilson with some readings. After Party at Wildcard Brewery, Ravenswood industrial estate off Shernall St, Walthamstow, featuring Soul Picnic DJs and guest DJ, 8:00pm–1:00am. Followed by Greg Wilson DJ set at Slide, Brixton, with concessions for those attending in Walthamstow. Ticket information here